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ERIC Number: EJ1045204
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Dec
Pages: 14
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1053-0819
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Implementation of a Self-Monitoring Application to Improve On-Task Behavior: A High-School Pilot Study
Wills, Howard P.; Mason, Benjamin A.
Journal of Behavioral Education, v23 n4 p421-434 Dec 2014
Technological innovations offer promise for improving intervention implementation in secondary, inclusive classrooms. A withdrawal design was employed with two high-school students in order to assess the effectiveness of a technologically delivered, self-monitoring intervention in improving on-task behavior in a science classroom. Two students ages 14 and 15 with diagnoses of specific learning disability (Student 1) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD; Student 2) were selected by case manager referral due to difficulties with on-task behavior despite long-term administration of psychostimulant medication. After baseline data were collected, both students were trained in the use of a self-monitoring application (I-Connect) delivered via a handheld tablet. On-task prompts were delivered at 5-min intervals in an ABAB withdrawal design. The intervention resulted in positive, stable improvements in the primary dependent variable of on-task behavior for both students and less clear improvement in the generalization variable of disruptive behavior.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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